Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 5th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Southwest Detroit.[3] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.[4]

Not to be confused with Michigan's 5th congressional district.

Michigan's 5th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Natalie Price
D–Berkley
Demographics11.8% White
55.9% Black
29.7% Hispanic
0.3% Asian
0.7% Other
1.5% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)84,894
NotesSources available at [1] and [2]

List of representatives
Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
E. D. O'Brien Democratic 1965-72 Detroit[5] Redistricted from the former Wayne County, 3rd district
George F. Montgomery Sr. Democratic 1973-80 Detroit[6]
Teola Pearl Hunter Democratic 1981-92 Detroit[7]
Triette Reeves Democratic 1992-1993 Detroit
Ted Wallace Democratic 1993-98 Detroit[8] Term limited
Ken Daniels Democratic 1999-2002 Detroit Redistricted to the 2nd district[9]
Bill McConico Democratic 2003-06 Detroit[10] Redistricted from the 6th district[11]
Bert Johnson Democratic 2007-10 Highland Park[12]
John Olumba Democratic 2011-12 Detroit[13]
Fred Durhal, Jr. Democratic 2013-14 Detroit[14] Redistricted from the 6th district[15]
Fred Durhal III Democratic 2015-19 Detroit[16]
Cynthia A. Johnson Democratic 2019-22 Detroit [17]
Natalie Price Democratic 2023-pres. Berkley [18]

District Boundaries
Years County Municipalities Map Notes
2013–present Wayne Detroit (Southwest Side and some of the West Side)
2003-12 Wayne Detroit (Upper East Side), Highland Park, Hamtramck
1993-2002 Wayne Detroit (Upper East Side)
2011-2022 Wayne Detroit (part)
[19]

Recent Elections
2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cynthia A. Johnson 12,838 94.38
Republican Dorothy Patterson 764 5.62
Total votes 13,602
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal III 17,832 92.51
Republican Dorothy Patterson 1,444 7.49
Turnout 19,276
Democratic hold Swing
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal III 11,796 94.41
Republican Dorothy Patterson 645 5.16
Democratic Write-in Tonya Renay Wells 3 0.02
Write-In Cynthia A. Johnson 50 0.40
Turnout 12,494
Democratic hold Swing
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal, Jr. 22,996 94.21
Republican Samuel R. Rodriguez 1,413 5.79
Turnout 24,409
Democratic hold Swing
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Olumba 11,763 89.91
Republican Jermain Lee Jones 779 5.95
Democratic Muhammad Alim 541 4.14
Turnout 13,083
Democratic hold Swing
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bert Johnson 25,595 100.00
Turnout 25,595
Democratic hold Swing

References
  1. "Michigan House of Representatives". Michigan House of Representatives. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  2. "Overview of State House District 5, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. "Michigan State House District 5: 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  4. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  5. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1971-1972. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 207.
  6. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1973-1974. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 197.
  7. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1981-1982. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 124.
  8. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1993-1994. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 173.
  9. "House of Representatives, 2003-2004" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. "House of Representatives, 2005-2006" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  11. "House of Representatives, 2001-2002" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. "House of Representatives, 2009-2010" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  13. "House of Representatives, 2011-2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  14. "House of Representatives, 2011-2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  15. "House of Representatives, 2013-2014" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  16. "House of Representatives, 2015–2016" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  17. "Legislator Details - Cynthia A. Johnson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  18. "Legislator Details - Natalie Price". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  19. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 5" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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